A nineteenth-century example of this form is "Brightly dawns our wedding day," by Arthur Sullivan. Another English specimen is "April is in my mistress' face" by Thomas Morley, while Ligeti wrote a set of "Nonsense" ones, but it is better known as an Italian style. Though it
A nineteenth-century example of this form is "Brightly dawns our wedding day," by Arthur Sullivan. Another English specimen is "April is in my mistress' face" by Thomas Morley, while Ligeti wrote a set of "Nonsense" ones, but it is better known as an Italian style. Though it was originally polyphonic, some composers developed this form into an accompanied solo piece, with Giulio Caccini's "Amarilli, mia bella" being an example. Books of these were written by Carlo Gesualdo and Claudio Monteverdi; one of Monteverdi's collections is "of War and Love." They often involve word-painting and refrains to words like "Fa la la." For 10 points, name this form of secular vocal music of the Baroque and Renaissance eras.
A nineteenth-century example of this form is "Brightly dawns our wedding day," by Arthur Sullivan.
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